About this project

$2,524

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We also love technology, which has seen great advancements in the past decade. We want to see music composition catch up, even if we have to push it along ourselves.

Do Enough of YOU Care About Music Composition?

If the world doesn’t have 1,500 people willing to drop a buck for music composition, that's a strong indication that there aren’t enough musicians out there to make composition software matter. Meanwhile, old software models are becoming obsolete, showing their age and inefficiency, while corporate investors are focused on distribution channels that don't focus on creation. Traditional notation is becoming as scarce in software as it is in schools.

What You’re Getting:

Liederboard will give you notation software that runs in your browser. You’ll be able to write notes and rests in C, 4/4 time, play it back, print the music out and save/load that song locally to/from personal computers. Other improvements will be implemented as time and funds permit.

It's a printout! On real paper!

How We'll Do It:

The funds will be to used finish the Los Angeles-based development of the following features: playback, load/save and pitches. Development blog is here.

Oh, You Want More?!

We haven't had the time or resources to develop many features musicians are accustomed to.

Let's get you those features!

For
every $1500 above the goal, two features can be completed in a month.
It's like a cheap contract with an engineer, except the most enthused
supporters will vote to prioritize the new features.

All backers
get a version of the software with the three features we're funding.
Every month henceforth, they'll get a version with (at least) whichever
two features were chosen.

Current Level: Williams

The backlog is located here, but if you have requests, we want to hear from you! ♪

Onward!

Kickstarter has rules against funding a web service, but we plan to do much more with Liederboard in the near future.

Eventually, our free service will store the compositions in the cloud and let other musicians judge those pieces, creating an online collection of well-respected musical compositions. What floats to the top will be the cream-- the best piece of music at that time, as determined by musicians and listeners like you. Think of it as a competitive game in which you write awesome music instead of shooting things, micromanaging, collecting loot or getting dates. (You might save the world from bad music, though.)

All anyone will ever need in order to participate are an HTML5-enabled browser and an internet connection. Nothing to download! Ever!

Where Are the Big Corporate Investors?

They're busy spamming you (and the 30 seconds before your favorite video) with information about artists with extensive financial backing. Liederboard is a homegrown, grassroots project born of a desire to give creation and quality as much importance as distribution.

Alternately, you can show your devotion by getting this tattoo we doodled!

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge $5 or more
About $5

In addition to lower tier rewards, you can have your name added to a section of the supporters' page at http://liederboard.com. Upon launch of the online service, your Liederboard account will be given a badge that denotes this contribution level.

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Pledge $25 or more
About $25

In addition to lower tier rewards, you can have your name added to a more prominent section of the supporters' page at http://liederboard.com. Upon launch of the online service, your Liederboard account will be given a shiny badge that denotes a higher level contribution.

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Pledge $50 or more
About $50

In addition to lower tier rewards and a shinier badge, your name at the more prominent section of the supporters' page can link to a static "safe-for-work" page of your choice. You will also get priority selection of your public username.

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Pledge $100 or more
About $100

In addition to lower tier rewards and a still shinier badge, your link on the supporters' page can include an icon and byline (140 chars, 150 x 150). Supporters will be listed by contribution amount, then alphabetically in the case of ties.

Kickstarter is not a store.

Pledge $1,000 or more
About $1,000

In addition to lower tier rewards, your Liederboard account will be given the shiniest badge you've ever seen in your life. You may also choose one of the following: (1) Founder Danny Favela and a motley crew of other musicians will perform and make an Internet video of one of your compositions! or (2) Founder Danny Favela will meet with you in a video conference, then write a song especially for you!